Button-hook.



c. s; FEWELL BUTTON HOOK.

APPLICATION HLED Nov.30. 19:4.

l .,KQQ.. Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Ff@hi CUTLER S. FEWELL, OF CANTON, OHIO.

BUTTON-HOOK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Application filed November 30, 1914. Serial No. 874,815.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, CUTLER S. FnwnLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Button-Hooks; and l dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

rThis invention relates to button hooks and the primary object of theinvention is to provide a. compact neat appearing button hook and acasing or housing therefor, which is adaptable for attachment to a keyring.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the aocompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views and in which Figure 1is a view showing the improved button hook in a closed position andattached to a key ring. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showingthe improved button hook in a closed position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view showing the button hook shank extended. Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view on the line L.1 -L1 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of the end of the fiat spring which is mounted withinthe button hook housing.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the housing orcasing for the button hook, which is hollow and has an opening 2 formedin one end thereof, in which the shank 3 of the button hook is slidablyseated. The section of the button hook which projects out of the casing1 is curved to form a button engaging hook 4L, as is ordinary in theconstruction of button hooks. The inner end 5 of the button hook shank 3has an enlarged head 4 formed thereupon, which projects transverselyfrom the shank 3 upon opposite sides thereof, providing two abutments 6and 7, one of which rides upon the inner surface of one edge of thecasing 1, and the other of which is engaged by the end of a flat spring8 which is rigidly mounted within the casing 1. The flat spring 8 hasits end bent upwardlysubstantially at right angles to the main portionthereof as is clearly shown at 9, and transversely extending lugs 10formed thereupon, which extend through openings 11 formed in the sidesof the casing 1, securely hold ing the spring in place. The spring 8 isbent to assume an arcuate position intermediate of the upstanding end 9thereof.

lThe head 4 of the shank 3 of the button hook has a cut out portion 12formed in the outer end thereof which is adapted for receiving the lowersection of the forward upturned end 9 of the spring 8 when the hookshank is in an extended position as is clearly shown in Fig. 8 of thedrawings, for rigidly holding the hook in an extended position for use.

The end 13 of the casing 1, which is provided with the opening 2therein, has an outstanding or longitudinally projecting abutment 14formed integrally therewith, which has its outer end shaped to firmlyfit against the end of the hook 4- for forming an eye for attachment toa key ring or the like, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings.

ln reducing the invention to practice certain minor features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitatealterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterationsare comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is A device of the class described including a casing, ashank slidable in said casing, said shank having its inner end enlargedproviding laterally projecting lugs, on opposite sides thereof, a curvedspring located in said casing, the medial portion of said springabutting one wall of the casing, said spring having its opposite endsbent transversely to the body thereof, transversely extending lugsformed upon said bent ends, said one side wall of said casing beingprovided with openings at opposite ends thereof, through which saidtransversely extending lugs of the spring extends for holdingsaid springproperly positioned within the casing, Said Vupwardly bent ends of saidspring adapted shank forming an eye for attaching said casforvengagement With'the enlarged head of ing to a ring. lo

the shank holding the same in an extended In testimony whereof I aix mysignature or closed position with Vrelation to the casin presence of twoWitnesses.

VY5 ing the VouterV endiof said shank having a Y CUTLER S. FE'WELL.

hook formed thereon adepted'to engage an Witnesses.: abutment on saidYeasing extending longi- J. A. BURRIS, tudinally therefrom, said hook endof the B. F. FEWELL.

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